Every
one is familiar with the difficulties that frequently arise over the
giving of change, and how the assistance of a third person with a few
coins in his pocket will sometimes help us to set the matter right.
Here is an example.
An Englishman went into a shop in New York and bought goods at a cost
of thirty-four cents.
The only money he had was a dollar, a three-cent piece, and a two-cent
piece.
The tradesman had only a half-dollar and a quarter-dollar.
But another customer happened to be present, and when asked to help
produced two dimes, a five-cent piece, a two-cent piece, and a one-cent
piece.
How did the tradesman manage to give change?
For the benefit of those readers who are not familiar with the American
coinage, it is only necessary to say that a dollar is a hundred cents
and a dime ten cents.
A puzzle of this kind should rarely cause any difficulty if attacked in
a proper manner.